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With auto renewal, your membership will continue uninterrupted from year to year, so you’ll never worry about missing an event or exhibition. No need to mail in your renewal form or visit our website to continue enjoying free admission and other members-only benefits!
And to thank you for your commitment to MPM, enjoy a one-time savings of 20% off your membership when you opt in to auto-renewal. Enter the discount code AUTO during checkout.
“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”
- Buddha
Two eclipses—one lunar, one solar—are on the horizon, literally—in both definitions of the word.
Every year, millions of visitors travel by way of fins, flippers, and feet to see one of the seven wonders of the natural world: the Great Barrier Reef – a living treasure trove of biodiversity. There is still so much to learn, and knowledge is the key to understanding more about this living Eden. A thriving metropolis populated by a cast of characters straight out of an adventure novel – heroes, bad guys, sidekicks, lovers, and clowns – they’re all players in this vast underwater drama. Today, a new generation of reef guardians are committed to protecting this marine reserve, making a difference and sharing their knowledge of this extraordinary ecosystem, the beating heart of the reef. Learn how this amazing sanctuary has endured for thousands of years and will continue to do so far into the future.
Showing March 30 - September 26, 2019
The Spencer Lake site was excavated in 1936 by W. C. McKern, Milwaukee Public Museum Curator of Anthropology at that time. The site is an ancient (AD 1100–1400) burial mound located near Spencer Lake in Burnett County in northwest Wisconsin. At the bottom of the mound, an intact horse skull was discovered, a startling find as it was believed that horses had gone extinct in North America around 10-12 thousand years ago and not reintroduced until the arrival of the Spanish. Two students, upon hearing of the discovery, confessed to placing the skull at the bottom of a pit they had dug into the mound, but McKern and his crew were positive that there was no disturbance of the soils around it.
In 2004, a sample was taken from the skull and sent to two different labs for radiocarbon dating. Both lab results confirmed that the Spencer Lake horse skull was modern, and that the horse had most likely lived during the late eighteenth century or early nineteenth century. (110+/-40 BP; Beta-167209, and 190+/-35 BP; Stafford SR-6189).
Fox River Park (262 acres) is part of the Waukesha County Park System and is located southwest of the city of Waukesha along the Fox River.
Visit MPM for less this summer during the Sendik's Red Bag Weekend Deal! One weekend each month from June - August, individuals and families visiting the museum will receive $10 general admission. A great deal for everyone!
WHEN: June 25 and 26; July 23 and 24; August 20 and 21
COST: $10 per person*
*Cannot be combined with any other discounts or offers
Museum Week returns!
Join us in celebrating Milwaukee’s museums January 18 through 26, 2020. From tours, talks, and programs to interesting exhibits, there is something exciting for everyone!
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In the early 1990s, a group from Marquette University, led by David Overstreet, was excavating a different mammoth in Kenosha County when John Hebior, a farmer living near the excavation site, approached the researche